(25102) Zhaoye Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Zhao Ye (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering team project. She attends the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zhaoye is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhaoye is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25102
Provisional designation1998 RW50
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.01 km (#15,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.282
Absolute magnitude (H)14.86
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.0237
Inclination2.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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